title: Myocardial infarction with unusual presentation of otalgia: a case report.
abstract: A rare case of a patient with unusual symptoms of earache and sore throat for cardiac ischemia is presented. A diagnosis of non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) was made based on initial elevation of troponin and an abnormal electrocardiograph (ECG). Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) performed with stent placement in the occluded coronary vessel was followed by a decrease in troponin level and complete resolution of the ear and throat pain and patient recovery from cardiac ischemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Howard University Hospital, 2041 Georgia Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC, 20060 USA.
authors.forename: Sorour
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amirhaeri
authors.forename: Donnie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Spencer